I had sworn off hot tubs long ago. I really started to get creeped out about public pools a few years back. It's not so much germs, more knowledge of what I am ingesting. Kind of like a Fear Factor episode. The fact that people that swim all day pee in the pool obliterates the last of my delusional hope.

By WSJ Staffhttp://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/08/ ... -the-pool/Ryan Lochte caused a bit of a stir recently when he reportedly said that he has, on occasion, urinated while in the pool; Phelps, however, suggested that it was no big deal. “I think everybody pees in the pool,” Phelps said. “It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers. When we’re in the water for two hours, we don’t really get out to pee.” He added “Chlorine kills it so it’s not bad.”